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government subject area experts in 

evaluating the merits of a proposal. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of the submitted 

application. FAS will send an approval 

letter and agreement to each approved 

applicant. The approval letter and 

agreement will specify the terms and 

conditions applicable to the project, 

including levels of funding, timelines 

for implementation, and written 

evaluation requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: The agreements will 

incorporate the details of each project as 

approved by FAS. Each agreement will 

identify terms and conditions pursuant 

to which CCC will reimburse certain 

costs of each project. Agreements will 

also outline the responsibilities of the 

participant. Interested parties should 

review the TASC program regulations 

found at 7 CFR part 1487 in addition to 

this announcement. TASC program 

regulations are available at the following 

URL address: http://www.fas.usda.gov/

programs/technical-assistancespecialty-crops-tasc. Hard copies may 

be obtained by contacting the Program 

Operations Division at (202) 720–4327. 

3. Reporting: TASC participants will 

be required to submit regular interim 

reports and a final performance report, 

each of which evaluate the TASC 

project using the performance measures 

presented in the approved proposal, as 

set forth in the written program 

agreement. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Courier address: Room 6512, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC on the 1st of 

April, 2015. 

Asif Chaudhry, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Emerging Markets 

Program 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2016 

Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The 

intended effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from the private sector and 

from government agencies for fiscal year 

2016 and to set out criteria for the award 

of funds under the program in October 

2015. The EMP is administered by 

personnel of the Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS). 

DATES: To be considered for funding, 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, June 8, 2015. 

Any applications received after this 

time will be considered only if funds are 

still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service 

by courier address: Room 6512, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the Foreign 

Agricultural Service Web site at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/programs/emergingmarkets-program-emp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Funding Opportunity Description 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 10.603. 

Authority: The EMP is authorized by 

section 1542(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, 

Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (The 

Act), as amended. The EMP regulations 

appear at 7 CFR part 1486. 

1. Purpose. The EMP assists U.S. 

entities in developing, maintaining, or 

expanding exports of U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products by funding 

activities that improve emerging 

markets’ food and rural business 

systems, including reducing potential 

trade barriers in such markets. The EMP 

is intended primarily to support export 

market development efforts of the 

private sector, but EMP resources may 

also be used to assist public 

organizations. 

All U.S. agricultural commodities, 

except tobacco, are eligible for 

consideration. Agricultural product(s) 

should be comprised of at least 50 

percent U.S. origin content by weight, 

exclusive of added water, to be eligible 

for funding. Proposals that seek support 

for multiple commodities are also 

eligible. EMP funding may only be used 

to develop, maintain, or expand 

emerging markets for U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products through 

generic activities. EMP funding may not 

be used to support the export of another 

country’s products to the United States, 

or to promote the development of a 

foreign economy as a primary objective. 

2. Appropriate Activities. All EMP 

projects must fall into at least one of the 

following four categories: 

(a) Assistance to teams consisting 

primarily of U.S. individuals expert in 

assessing the food and rural business 

systems of other countries. This type of 

EMP project must include all three of 

the following: 

• Conduct an assessment of the food 

and rural business system needs of an 

emerging market; 

• Make recommendations on 

measures necessary to enhance the 

effectiveness of these systems; and 

• Identify opportunities and projects 

to enhance the effectiveness of the 

emerging market’s food and rural 

business systems. 

To be eligible, such proposals must 

clearly demonstrate that experts are 

primarily agricultural consultants, 

farmers, other persons from the private 

sector, and government officials, and 

that they have expertise in assessing the 

food and rural business systems of other 

countries. 

(b) Assistance to enable individuals 

from emerging markets to travel to the 

United States so that these individuals 

can, for the purpose of enhancing the 

food and rural business systems in their 

countries, become familiar with U.S. 

technology and agribusiness and rural 

enterprise operations by consulting with 

food and rural business system experts 

in the United States. 

(c) Assistance to enable U.S. 

agricultural producers and other 

individuals knowledgeable in 

agricultural and agribusiness matters to 

travel to emerging markets to assist in 

transferring their knowledge and 

expertise to entities in emerging 

markets. Such travel must be to 

emerging markets. Travel to developed 

markets is not eligible under the 

program even if the traveler’s targeted 

market is an emerging market. 

(d) Technical assistance to implement 

the recommendations, projects, and/or 

opportunities identified under 2(a) 

above. Technical assistance that does 

not implement the recommendations, 

projects, and/or opportunities identified 

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by assistance under 2(a) above is not 

eligible under the EMP. 

Proposals that do not fall into one or 

more of the four categories above, 

regardless of previous guidance 

provided regarding the EMP, are not 

eligible for consideration under the 

program. 

EMP funds may not be used to 

support normal operating costs of 

individual organizations, nor as a source 

to recover pre-award costs or prior 

expenses from previous or ongoing 

projects. Proposals that counter national 

strategies or duplicate activities planned 

or already underway by U.S. non-profit 

agricultural commodity or trade 

associations (‘‘cooperators’’) will not be 

considered. Other ineligible 

expenditures include: Branded product 

promotions (e.g., in-store, restaurant 

advertising, labeling, etc.); advertising, 

administrative, and operational 

expenses for trade shows; Web site 

development; equipment purchases; and 

the preparation and printing of 

brochures, flyers, and posters (except in 

connection with specific technical 

assistance activities such as training 

seminars). For a more complete 

description of ineligible expenditures, 

please refer to the EMP regulations. 

3. Eligible Markets. The Act defines 

an emerging market as any country that 

the Secretary of Agriculture determines: 

(a) Is taking steps toward developing 

a market-oriented economy through the 

food, agriculture, or rural business 

sectors of the economy of the country; 

and 

(b) Has the potential to provide a 

viable and significant market for U.S. 

agricultural commodities or products of 

U.S. agricultural commodities. 

Because EMP funds are limited and 

the range of potential emerging market 

countries is worldwide, consideration 

will be given only to proposals that 

target countries or regional groups with 

per capita income of less than $12,745 

(the current ceiling on upper middle 

income economies as determined by the 

World Bank [World Development 

Indicators; July 2014, http://

siteresources.worldbank.org/

DATASTATISTICS/Resources/

CLASS.XLS]) and populations of greater 

than 1 million. 

Income limits and their calculation 

can change from year to year with the 

result that a given country may qualify 

under the legislative and administrative 

criteria one year, but not the next. 

Therefore, CCC has not established a 

fixed list of emerging market countries. 

A few countries technically qualify as 

emerging markets but may require a 

separate determination before funding 

can be considered because of political 

sensitivities. 

B. Award Information 

In general, and subject to the 

availability of funding, all qualified 

proposals received before the 

application deadline will compete for 

EMP funding. 

The applicants’ willingness to 

contribute resources, including cash, 

goods and services, will be a critical 

factor in determining which proposals 

are funded under the EMP. Each 

proposal will also be judged on the 

potential benefits to the industry 

represented by the applicant and the 

degree to which the proposal 

demonstrates industry support. 

The limited funds and the range of 

eligible emerging markets worldwide 

generally preclude CCC from approving 

large budgets for individual projects. 

While there is no minimum or 

maximum amount set for EMP-funded 

projects, most projects are funded at a 

level of less than $500,000 and for a 

duration of approximately one year. 

Private entities may submit multi-year 

proposals requesting higher levels of 

funding that may be considered in the 

context of a detailed strategic 

implementation plan. Funding in such 

cases is generally limited to three years 

and provided one year at a time with 

commitments beyond the first year 

subject to interim evaluations and 

funding availability. Government 

entities are not eligible for multi-year 

funding. 

Funding for successful proposals will 

be provided through specific 

agreements. The CCC, through FAS, will 

be kept informed of the implementation 

of approved projects through the 

requirement to provide interim progress 

reports and final performance reports. 

Changes in the original project timelines 

and adjustments within project budgets 

must be approved in advance by FAS. 

Note: EMP funds awarded to government 

agencies must be expended or otherwise 

obligated by close of business, September 30, 

2016. 

C. Eligibility and Qualification 

Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Any U.S. 

private or government entity (e.g., 

universities, non-profit trade 

associations, agricultural cooperatives, 

state regional trade groups (SRTGs), 

state departments of agriculture, federal 

agencies, profit-making entities, and 

consulting businesses) with a 

demonstrated role or interest in exports 

of U.S. agricultural commodities or 

products may apply to the program. 

Proposals from research and consulting 

organizations will be considered if they 

provide evidence of substantial 

participation by and financial support 

from the U.S. industry. For-profit 

entities are also eligible but may not use 

program funds to conduct private 

business, promote private self-interests, 

supplement the costs of normal sales 

activities or promote their own products 

or services beyond specific uses 

approved by CCC in a given project. 

U.S. export market development 

cooperators and SRTGs may seek 

funding to address priority, market 

specific issues and to undertake 

activities not suitable for funding under 

other CCC market development 

programs, e.g., the Foreign Market 

Development Cooperator (Cooperator) 

Program and the Market Access Program 

(MAP). Foreign organizations, whether 

government or private, may participate 

as third parties in activities carried out 

by U.S. organizations, but are not 

eligible for funding assistance from the 

program. 

2. Cost Sharing: No private sector 

proposal will be considered without the 

element of cost-share from the applicant 

and/or U.S. partners. The EMP is 

intended to complement, not supplant, 

the efforts of the U.S. private sector. 

There is no minimum or maximum 

amount of cost-share, though the range 

in recent successful proposals has been 

between 35 and 75 percent. The degree 

of commitment to a proposed project, 

represented by the amount and type of 

private funding, is one factor used in 

determining which proposals will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 

actual cash invested or professional 

time of staff assigned to the project. 

Proposals for which private industry is 

willing to commit cash, rather than inkind contributions, such as staff 

resources, will be given priority 

consideration. 

Cost-sharing is not required for 

proposals from government agencies, 

but is mandatory for all other eligible 

entities, even when they may be party 

to a joint proposal with a government 

agency. Contributions from USDA or 

other government agencies or programs 

may not be counted toward the stated 

cost-share requirement of other 

applicants. Similarly, contributions 

from foreign (non-U.S.) organizations 

may not be counted toward the costshare requirement, but may be counted 

in the total cost of the project. 

3. Other: Proposals should include a 

justification for funding assistance from 

the program—an explanation as to what 

specifically could not be accomplished 

without Federal funding assistance and 

why the participating organization(s) 

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would be unlikely to carry out the 

project without such assistance. 

Applicants may submit more than one 

proposal. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: EMP applicants have the 

opportunity to utilize the Unified 

Export Strategy (UES) application 

process, an online system that provides 

a means for interested applicants to 

submit a consolidated and strategically 

coordinated single proposal that 

incorporates funding requests for any or 

all of the market development programs 

administered by FAS. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

submit their applications to FAS 

through the UES application Internet 

Web site. The Internet-based format 

reduces paperwork and expedites FAS’ 

processing and review cycle. Applicants 

planning to use the on-line UES system 

must contact the Program Operations 

Division to obtain site access 

information. The Internet-based 

application is located at the following 

URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/ 

ues/webapp/. 

Although FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application, applicants also have the 

option of submitting an electronic 

version to FAS at podadmin@

fas.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: To be considered for the 

EMP, an applicant must submit to FAS 

information required by this Notice of 

Funds Availability and the EMP 

regulations at 7 CFR part 1486. EMP 

regulations and additional information 

are available at the following URL 

address: http://www.fas.usda.gov/

programs/emerging-markets-programemp. 

In addition, in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 25, each entity that applies to the 

EMP and does not qualify for an 

exemption under 2 CFR § 25.110 must: 

(i) Provide a valid DUNS number in 

each application or plan it submits to 

CCC; 

(ii) Be registered in the System for 

Award Management (SAM) prior to 

submitting an application or plan; and 

(iii) Continue to maintain an active 

SAM registration with current 

information at all times during which it 

has an active Federal award or an 

application or plan under consideration 

by CCC. 

Similarly, in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 170, each entity that applies to the 

EMP and does not qualify for an 

exception under 2 CFR § 170.110(b) 

must ensure it has the necessary 

processes and systems in place to 

comply with the applicable reporting 

requirements of 2 CFR part 170 should 

it receive EMP funding. 

Applications should be no longer than 

ten (10) pages and include the following 

information: 

(a) Date of proposal; 

(b) Name of organization submitting 

proposal; 

(c) Organization address, telephone 

and fax numbers; 

(d) Tax ID number; 

(e) DUNS number; 

(f) Primary contact person; 

(g) Full title of proposal; 

(h) Target market(s); 

(i) Specific description of activity/

activities to be undertaken; 

(j) Clear demonstration that successful 

implementation will benefit an 

emerging market’s food and rural 

business system and/or reduce potential 

trade barriers, and will benefit a 

particular industry as a whole, not just 

the applicant(s); 

(k) Current conditions in the target 

market(s) affecting the intended 

commodity or product; 

(l) Description of problem(s) (i.e., 

constraint(s)) to be addressed by the 

project, such as the need to assess and 

enhance food and rural business 

systems of the emerging market, lack of 

awareness by foreign officials of U.S. 

technology and business practices, 

impediments (infrastructure, financing, 

regulatory or other non-tariff barriers) to 

the effectiveness of the emerging 

market’s food and rural business 

systems previously identified by an 

EMP project that are to be implemented 

by the applicant, etc.; 

(m) Project objectives; 

(n) Performance measures: 

Benchmarks for quantifying progress in 

meeting the objectives; 

(o) Rationale: Explanation of the 

underlying reasons for the project 

proposal and its approach, the 

anticipated benefits, and any additional 

pertinent analysis; 

(p) Explanation as to what specifically 

could not be accomplished without 

Federal funding assistance and why the 

participating organization(s) would be 

unlikely to carry out the project without 

such assistance; 

(q) Timeline(s) for implementation of 

activity, including start and end dates; 

(r) Information on whether similar 

activities are or have previously been 

funded with USDA resources in the 

target country or countries (e.g., under 

MAP and/or Cooperator programs); 

(s) Detailed line item activity budget: 

• Cost items should be allocated 

separately to each participating 

organization; and 

• Expense items constituting a 

proposed activity’s overall budget (e.g., 

salaries, travel expenses, consultant 

fees, administrative costs, etc.), with a 

line item cost for each, should be listed, 

clearly indicating: 

(1) Which items are to be covered by 

EMP funding; 

(2) Which by the participating U.S. 

organization(s); and 

(3) Which by foreign third parties (if 

applicable). 

Cost items for individual consultant 

fees should show calculation of daily 

rate and number of days. Cost items for 

travel expenses should show number of 

trips, destinations, cost, and objective 

for each trip; and 

(t) Qualifications of applicant(s) 

should be included as an attachment. 

3. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses, such as indirect overhead 

charges, travel expenses, and consulting 

fees. CCC will also not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval of 

a proposal. Full details of the funding 

restrictions are available in the EMP 

regulations. 

4. Submission Dates and Times: EMP 

proposals are reviewed on a rolling 

basis during the fiscal year as long as 

EMP funding is available as set forth 

below: 

• Proposals received by, but not later 

than, 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, June 

8, 2015, will be considered for funding 

with other proposals received by that 

date; 

• Proposals not approved for funding 

during the review period will be 

reconsidered for funding after the 

review period only if the applicant 

specifically requests such 

reconsideration in writing, and only if 

funding remains available; 

• Proposals received after 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, June 8, 2015, 

will be considered in the order received 

for funding only if funding remains 

available. 

5. Other Submission Requirements: 

All Internet-based applications must be 

properly submitted by 5 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time, June 8, 2015, in order to 

be considered for funding; late 

submissions received after the deadline 

will be considered only if funding 

remains available. All applications 

submitted by email must be received by 

5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, June 8, 

2015, at podadmin@fas.usda.gov in 

order to receive the same consideration. 

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E. Application Review Information 

Evaluation criteria. FAS will consider 

a number of factors when reviewing 

proposals, including: 

• Appropriateness of the activity, 

including the ability of the applicant to 

provide an experienced U.S.-based staff 

with knowledge and expertise to ensure 

adequate development, supervision, and 

execution of the proposed project; the 

entity’s willingness to contribute 

resources, including cash and goods and 

services of the U.S. industry, with 

greater weight given to cash 

contributions (for private sector 

proposals only); and the conditions or 

constraints affecting the level of U.S. 

exports and market share for the 

agricultural commodity/product (30%); 

• Market Impact, including the degree 

to which the proposed project is likely 

to contribute to the development, 

maintenance, or expansion of U.S. 

agricultural exports to emerging 

markets; and demonstration of how a 

proposed project will benefit a 

particular industry as a whole; and the 

quality of the project’s proposed 

performance measures (50%); and the 

• Completeness and viability of the 

proposal, along with past program 

results and evaluations, if applicable 

(20%). 

Please see 7 CFR part 1486 for 

additional evaluation criteria. 

2. Review and Selection Process: All 

applications undergo a multi-phase 

review within FAS, by appropriate FAS 

field offices, and, as needed, by the 

private sector Advisory Committee on 

Emerging Markets to determine the 

qualifications, quality, appropriateness 

of projects, and reasonableness of 

project budgets. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of the submitted 

application. FAS will send an approval 

letter and project agreement to each 

approved applicant. The approval letter 

and agreement will specify the terms 

and conditions applicable to the project, 

including the levels of EMP funding and 

cost-share contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the EMP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/

emerging-markets-program-emp. 

3. Reporting. Quarterly progress 

reports for all programs one year or 

longer in duration are required. Projects 

of less than one year generally require 

a mid-term progress report. Final 

performance reports are due 90 days 

after completion of each project. 

Content requirements for both types of 

reports are contained in the Project 

Agreement. Final financial reports are 

also due 90 days after completion of 

each project as attachments to the final 

reports. Please see 7 CFR part 1486 for 

additional reporting requirements. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Courier address: Room 6512, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC on 1st day of 

April, 2015. 

Asif Chaudhry, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Quality Samples 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.605. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces it is 

inviting proposals for the 2016 Quality 

Samples Program (QSP). The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from eligible applicants for 

fiscal year 2016 and to set out the 

criteria for the award of funds under the 

program in October 2015. QSP is 

administered by personnel of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: To be considered for funding, 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, June 8, 2015. 

Any applications received after this 

time will be considered only if funds are 

still available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service 

by courier address: Room 6512, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/

quality-samples-program-qsp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: QSP is authorized under 

Section 5(f) of the CCC Charter Act, 15 

U.S.C. 714c(f). 

Purpose: QSP is designed to 

encourage the development and 

expansion of export markets for U.S. 

agricultural commodities by assisting 

U.S. entities in providing commodity 

samples to potential foreign importers to 

promote a better understanding and 

appreciation for the high quality of U.S. 

agricultural commodities. 

QSP participants will be responsible 

for procuring (or arranging for the 

procurement of) commodity samples, 

exporting the samples, and providing 

the on-site technical assistance 

necessary to facilitate successful use of 

the samples by importers. Participants 

that are funded under this 

announcement may seek reimbursement 

from QSP for the sample purchase price, 

the cost of transporting the samples 

domestically to the port of export, and 

then to the foreign port or point of entry. 

Transportation costs from the foreign 

port or point of entry to the final 

destination will not be eligible for 

reimbursement. CCC will not reimburse 

the costs incidental to purchasing and 

transporting samples, for example, 

inspection or documentation fees. 

Although providing technical assistance 

is required for all projects, QSP will not 

reimburse the costs of providing 

technical assistance. A QSP participant 

will be reimbursed after CCC reviews its 

reimbursement claim and determines 

that the claim is complete. 

General Scope of QSP Projects: QSP 

projects are the activities undertaken by 

a QSP participant to provide an 

appropriate sample of a U.S. agricultural 

commodity to a foreign importer, or a 

group of foreign importers, in a given 

market. The purpose of the project is to 

provide information to an appropriate 

target audience regarding the attributes, 

characteristics, and proper use of the 

U.S. commodity. A QSP project 

addresses a single market/commodity 

combination. 

As a general matter, QSP projects 

should conform to the following 

guidelines: 

• Projects should benefit the 

represented U.S. industry and not a 

specific company or brand; 

• Projects should develop a new 

market for a U.S. product, promote a 

new U.S. product, or promote a new use 

for a U.S. product, rather than promote 

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